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Free Clip Art
As an artist and graphic designer I am always on the hunt for free and copy-right free artwork to use in my graphic design business and my art. So whenever I run into some great free stuff, I'll be posting it here. I will be posting the most recent finds at the top of the list, so check back regularly.
Below is a list of some public domain (also known as PD images) images that I havefound. Most of these websites have huge stores of images that are for the most part, in the public domain. (Most sites will let you know which of their images are not in the public domain so be sure to read the info on each site.) And, all images are free and downloadable immediately. If you're not sure what copy-right free or public domain means, you should read this article.
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••• GoMedia
GoMedia Arsenal has professional graphics for graphic design artists. And their prices are very low. But the best thing is they have a freebie page where you can download some royalty-free vector graphics to use in your collage and other art work. This site has some great free downloads. And of course, if you see anything else you want to buy there, it'd be a nice way to thank them of offering these great freebies.
http://www.gomedia.org/
••• Flickr's Collage Images
Flickr collage images for use in your artwork. Must be a member to join, but it only takes a minute to sign up. This is a photo pool for images that are OK for others to save, print & use in their altered art, collage, and mixed media work.
http://www.flickr.com/
••• Mayang.com
Free downloads of over 3,400 textures: plastics, pottery, glass, food, stones, wood, and tons of others. Limited to 20 downloads a day.
http://www.mayang.com/
••• Texture King
Free textures like grunge, plastic, dirt, concrete, rust, and many others. Big size files compressed in zip and ready for download.
http://www.textureking.com/
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••• Art-e-zine
This online zine has many artists work, workshops, articles, and various types of Public Domain artwork for use in collage.
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/
••• AntiqueClipart.com
One of the largest free Public Domain archives of Victorian and Edwardian era clipart on the Internet. Contains 1042 clipart images of people, flowers, animals and more. These clipart images are ALL from vintage sources, and have been scanned, restored, and placed into the Public Domain.
http://www.antiqueclipart.com/
••• BurningWell.org
BurningWell is a repository for public domain (free for any use) images. These free images were donated by photographers from around the world.
http://www.burningwell.org/
••• Free Photos
Lots of free photos for any use. All photos have been dedicated to the public domain. This means you can use them pretty much anywhere and anyhow you like. Even commercial use is allowed.
http://www.freephotos.se/
••• From Old Books
Remains of ruined castles, abbeys, old manors, mansions, and engravings, woodcuts and pictures of Old England and Wales.
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/
••• Grandmas Graphics
From 18th century storybook illustrations to puzzles and decorative letters, this site has quite a large collection of Public Domain illustrations.
http://www.grandmasgraphics.com/
••• Imageafter
Free high resolution photos for use in any artwork or business art. Lots of different stuff to choose from. A great site for collage artists needing images.
http://www.imageafter.com/
••• John Leech Archive
John Leech sketch archives 1841 until 1864 from Punch magazine The page states they are long out of copyright and that they are believed to be public domain. Lots of beautiful old illustrations.
http://www.john-leech-archive.org.uk/
••• Karen's Whimsy
Public Domain images of all sorts, along with info on altered books, a gallery of the webmaster's artwork. Lots of great images and very beautiful altered books for inspiration.
http://karenswhimsy.com/victorian-clipart.htm
••• Library of Congress Daguerreotype Photographs
More than 700 Daguerreotypes from between 1839 and 1864 (mostly portraits). The collection also includes early architectural views by John Plumbe, early portraits by pioneering daguerreotypist Robert Cornelius, studio portraits by photographers James P. Ball and Francis Grice, and copies of painted portraits.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/daghome.html
••• Mathpuzzle.com
Sam Loyd's 1914 "Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles, Tricks, and Conundrums." Scanned pages with text and illustrations.
http://www.mathpuzzle.com/loyd
••• Pdfoto
Free for commercial use. 3D and Digital Art as well as public domain photos. All images are organized by category. Royalty Free Photos, Free Images, Albums & Galleries For All.
http://www.pdfoto.com
••• Public Doman Zorger
Scans of art from pre-1922 books and various photos, free for any use.
http://public-domain.zorger.com/
••• University of Washington Digital Collections
This site features materials from the University of Washington Libraries and organizations. Collections are primarily pictorial, although some have accompanying essays and text, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, posters and maps. The emphasis of these collections is on rare and unique materials. A vast amount of photographs from various decades and areas of the U.S., now in the public domain.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/index.html
••• U.S. Department of DefenseLINK
All of these files are in the public domain unless otherwise indicated. Imagery from combat camera photographers around the world. View the caption for each image,download a screen resolution or high resolution version of any image, as well as send as an Electronic Postcard.
http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/
••• Webster's New International Dictionary
Scanned and colorised etchings from the Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, 1911.
http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/public/public_domain.htm
••• WPClipart
High-quality public domain images. Thousands of color graphic clips as well as hundreds of illustrations and photographs. A whopping 16,840 images to choose from.
http://www.wpclipart.com
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